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State Route 3 is a major north-south highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. Because of this the road is also known as the 3-C Highway. It is the only state route to enter all three of Ohio's largest cities. more...

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The route’s southern terminus is in downtown Cincinnati at the U.S. Route 27/U.S. Route 52/U.S. Route 127 concurrence, which is also the western terminus of U.S. Route 22. State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22 share the same path for nearly 70 miles, parting ways in the city of Washington Court House, where Route 3 is joined with U.S. Route 62. This duplex runs nearly 40 miles to Columbus. From there Route 3 continues solo to Sunbury, where it joins U.S. Route 36 for just over 24 miles. The route does not have any other major concurrencies until it reaches Parma, where it joins U.S. Route 42, and the two routes share their final 6 miles, terminating at the U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 20 concurrency about a mile west of Downtown Cleveland.

Cities and villages along route

Cincinnati; Norwood; Silverton; Montgomery; Morrow; Wilmington; Sabina; Washington Court House; Mount Sterling; Grove City; Columbus; Westerville; Sunbury; Centerburg; Mount Vernon; Loudonville; Wooster; Creston; Seville; Medina; North Royalton; Parma; Cleveland;

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Points of interest

Eden Park, Cincinnati; Little Miami River, crossing near Maineville; Deer Creek State Park, near Mount Sterling; Big Darby Creek, crossing near Orient; Scioto River, crossing in Columbus; Fort Hayes Park, Columbus; Hoover Reservoir, Westerville and Galena; Kokosing River, crossing at Mount Vernon; Mohican State Forest, near Loudonville; Mohican River, near Loudenville; Cuyahoga River, Cleveland; Lake Erie;

History

1924 – Original route established; originally followed its current alignment (more or less) from Cincinnati to 6 miles north of Loudenville, the SR 226 alignment from 6 miles north of Loudenville to 2 miles south of Wooster, its old alignment from 2 miles south of Wooster to Medina, and US 42’s alignment from Medina to Cleveland.; 1926 – 6 miles north of Loudenville to 2 miles south of Wooster rerouted to current alignment; original alignment certified as SR 226; Medina-to-Parma routing changed to current alignment, and former alignment here certified as US 42.; 1932 – Alignment from Cincinnati to Washington Court House dually certified with US 22; alignment from Washington Court House to Columbus dually certified with US 62.; 1938 – Medina-Parma alignment changed to the pre-1926 routing and dually certified with US 42; previous alignment signed SR 200 until 1940.; 1940 – Medina-Parma alignment switched back to current alignment.; 1961 – SR 3 routed to new freeway alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus.; 1962 – Harrisburg-Columbus alignment dually certified as I-71.; 1967 – Reverted to US 62 alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus.;

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